Press Releases

PJI Files Second Teacher’s Free-Speech Lawsuit Against Grants Pass School District

10 Jun, 2021

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – For the second time this week, the Pacific Justice Institute has filed suit against the Grants Pass School District (GPSD) on behalf of a middle-school teacher whose free speech rights were violated.   Ryan Clark is … Read More

PJI Files Suit for Educators Facing Discipline For Offering Solutions on Gender Identity Policies

8 Jun, 2021

PJI attorneys represent Grants Pass teacher, administrator punished for expressing their views on their own online platform GRANTS PASS, Ore. – Representing two educators with the courage to call for balance in educational policies concerning gender identity, the Pacific Justice Institute … Read More

Pacific Justice Institute is Officially in the Midwest!

2 Jun, 2021

We are proud to announce that we are opening our 12th PJI office today! To serve more individuals, families, and churches across the country, we established an office in the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin joins the states of California (two offices), … Read More

PJI Center For Public Policy Steps Into the Ring For Wisconsin Women’s Sports

19 May, 2021

PACIFIC JUSTICE INSTITUTE – CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY SALEM, OR – Having assisted multiple states with bills aimed at protecting women’s sports, the Pacific Justice Institute Center for Public Policy (PJI) is doing so again – this time in Wisconsin. … Read More

PJI Helps Rural Church Survive Second Motion to Dismiss in Federal Land Use Case

17 May, 2021

SALEM, OR – A small, rural Oregon church has run into a hailstorm of hassles trying to convert one room in its house of worship into a parsonage – i.e., living quarters – for its pastor and his wife. The Pacific … Read More

Seattle court vindicates free speech rights of public evangelist

11 May, 2021

Seattle, WA—A Seattle court last week rescinded a restraining order against an outdoor evangelist, after Pacific Justice Institute (PJI) raised concerns about its restrictions on free speech. Matthew Meinecke, a public evangelist who frequently travels across the country to preach … Read More

We Have Exciting News To Share!

3 May, 2021

May 3, 2021 Media Contact: Brad Dacus, 916-616-4126 Great news! We are opening our 11th PJI office today! Our main offices will still reside in California, but we cannot ignore the cry for local help across our country. We answered the … Read More

Lawmaker pushes for gender-neutral toy aisles, cites Equality Act as support

6 Apr, 2021

Sacramento, CA – Pacific Justice Institute – Center for Public Policy (PJI-CPP) raised new concerns about a push to mandate gender-neutral toy aisles. Assembly Bill 1084 (Low, D – Silicon Valley) has just cleared its first committee in the California … Read More

California Urges Teachers to Lead Chants to Aztec Gods of Human Sacrifice

31 Mar, 2021

Sacramento, CA—The Pacific Justice Institute – Center for Public Policy (PJI-CPP) has submitted a formal opposition to Assembly Bill 101 that mandates ethnic studies in California. Disturbing details have emerged that the State’s newly approved model curriculum for ethnic studies … Read More

California Legislator Retreats from Plan to Purge Law Enforcement of Republicans, Conservative Believers

26 Mar, 2021

PACIFIC JUSTICE INSTITUTE – CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY March 26, 2021 Media Contact: Brad Dacus, 916-616-4126 Sacramento, Calif. – A San Jose Assemblymember is backtracking from a bill he proposed that targeted conservative police and other peace officers. The Pacific Justice … Read More